Nicole Lizée

Katana of Choice Ben Reimer

Released: September 22, 2017
Label: Redshift Records

The music on Katana of Choice – Music for Drumset Soloist, written or arranged for Ben Reimer, is a convergence of influences from icons of the past with new performance techniques and modes of musical expression. Through commissions, performances and this recording, Ben aims to stimulate new repertoire which further expands the history of the instrument. With this new repertoire and its resulting techniques and performance practices, he has found his way, like generations of drummers before him, to contribute to this rich history

It truly is a stellar album of contemporary classical music. One of the reasons why I like it so much is that a (relatively) simple drumkit is not what you’d expect to see when looking for classical music. Yet here it is, and it is mind-blowing!~Don Clark – Can This Even Be Called Music?